Akeelah & The Bee (2006) Rating: Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Keke Palmer, Craig Wasson, Sahara Garey, Jumper Lark, Curtis Armstrong, Tzi Ma, Julito McCullum, Lee Thompson Young Director: Doug Atchison Category: Drama, Family Studio: Lion's Gate Subtitles: English, Spanish Length: 112 mins     "The best and most powerful family movie I have ever seen." -- Greta Van Susteren, Fox News Channel Akeelah Anderson's love for words leads her to enter a number of spelling contests. Tutored by many and opposed by some, Akeelah unwittingly unites a neighborhood in her daring quest to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.